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    Transplanting seedlings, also called spotting off, involves moving seedlings from flats to individual containers to space plants out for sales and create uniformity. Seedlings should be transplanted as early as possible after the first set of true leaves for best results. Care must be taken when removing seedlings from flats to avoid root injury, and seedlings should be placed in a shaded area away from drafts and heaters, not in full sun. Newly transplanted seedlings require immediate watering and keeping the soil uniformly moist, usually with daily watering and multiple checks per day.

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    Transplanting seedlings, also called spotting off, involves moving seedlings from flats to individual containers to space plants out for sales and create uniformity. Seedlings should be transplanted as early as possible after the first set of true leaves for best results. Care must be taken when removing seedlings from flats to avoid root injury, and seedlings should be placed in a shaded area away from drafts and heaters, not in full sun. Newly transplanted seedlings require immediate watering and keeping the soil uniformly moist, usually with daily watering and multiple checks per day.

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    Transplanting seedlings, also called spotting off, involves moving seedlings from flats to individual containers to space plants out for sales and create uniformity. Seedlings should be transplanted as early as possible after the first set of true leaves for best results. Care must be taken when removing seedlings from flats to avoid root injury, and seedlings should be placed in a shaded area away from drafts and heaters, not in full sun. Newly transplanted seedlings require immediate watering and keeping the soil uniformly moist, usually with daily watering and multiple checks per day.

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    Transplanting Seedlings (Spotting Off)

    Reason for Transplanting:


    1. To space out plants
    2. To get uniformity in the sales container
    Growing Requirements differ from germinating requirements
    1. More Fertility (either constant or incorporated, not dry)
    2. Loose and aerable soil
    Why not direct sow seed?
    1. Cost of Greenhouse Space
    2. Uniform germination
    When to Spot Off?
    1. As early as possible
    2. After first set of true or adult leaves
    3. Convenient size regardless of true leaves
    Where to spot off?
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    In the Shade
    Away from drafts
    Away from heaters
    Not in full sun

    How to spot off?


    1. Use Care when removing from flat
    2. Avoid Root Injury
    3. Select as you go
    a. Grade for size and uniformity
    b. Grade out foreign species
    c. Grade out diseased or injured stock
    Carry flats to greenhouse and set bench with label in upper left corner, as
    you face the flat
    Care of newly transplanted seedlings
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Water immediately
    Keep uniformly moist
    Usually water daily
    Check several times daily
    Method of checking
    a. By hand
    b. By sight

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